Gerard McCarthy: Troubles love story Trespasses lures west Belfast actor back to TV after 10 years away

Hollyoaks and Fall star Gerard McCarthy couldn’t say no after seeing big names attached to new Channel 4 drama

Gerard McCarthy and his Trespasses co-star Lisa Dwyer Hogg

A west Belfast actor who stepped away from the job to focus on writing has told how he was lured back to the small screen by the new Channel 4 drama Trespasses.

Gerard McCarthy’s return to TV comes almost 10 years after his appearance in The Fall and 20 years after he started out on Hollyoaks.